It is very rare that a researcher will observe the entire population in a research study, so samples are almost always used in order to represent the population in the study by collecting data from a realistic number of individuals.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Psychology

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The study by Strachan and others (2002) found that subliminal cues regarding thirst influenced how much Kool-Aid participants drank only when

a. the participants had previously been given water to drink. b. they were given something to eat as well. c. they were high in the need for cognition. d. the participants were thirsty and water had been withheld.

Psychology

Stanley Milgram's study of obedience took on a special importance in the wake of ________.

A. The September 11, 2001 attacks
B. President Clinton's impeachment
C. President Kennedy's assassination
D. The atrocities committed by soldiers in Nazi Germany

Psychology

According to Watson, consciousness ______

a. is the focal point of modern psychology b. is an observable behavior c. is a continuous flow d. can neither be measured nor defined

Psychology

When sets of genes group together, the result can be multiple traits expressed as a single dominant trait. This is best explained by the process known as

a. dominant inheritance. b. recessive inheritance. c. polygenetic inheritance. d. amines.

Psychology